Description
Course Number: CEC631
CE Hours: 4
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Course Details
This four-hour continuing education course is divided into two sections. The purpose of the first section is to provide an understanding of inspection requirements and procedures for the interior of a home, including built-in kitchen appliances. The purpose of the second section of this course is to provide an understanding of insulation and ventilation systems in a home.
Course Outline
- Part One
- Standards of Practice and Permitting, 10 minutes
- Look at the NCHILB standards of practice regarding the interior of a home.
- Interior Room Inspections, 10 minutes
- Look at the NC building code that applies to the interior inspection process.
- Garages, Carports, and Means of Egress, 10 minutes
- Stairs, Risers, and Guard Railings, 15 minutes
- Part One Quiz, 2 minutes
- Standards of Practice and Permitting, 10 minutes
- Part Two
- Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors, 5 minutes
- Look at the NC building code that applies to the interior inspection process.
- Windows, Doors, Walls, Ceilings, and Floors, 15 minutes
- Built-In Kitchen Appliances, 20 minutes
- Discuss the inspection process for built-in kitchen appliances.
- Part Two Quiz, 2 minutes
- Smoke Alarms and Carbon Monoxide Detectors, 5 minutes
- Part Three
- Standards of Practice and Types of Insulation, 10 minutes
- Look at the NC building code that applies to insulation.
- The Energy Code – Building Thermal Envelope, 25 minutes
- Look at the NC building code that applies to the building thermal envelope.
- Ventilation – General Considerations and the NC Mechanical Code, 20 minutes
- Look at the NC building code that applies to ventilation.
- Part Three Quiz, 3 minutes
- Standards of Practice and Types of Insulation, 10 minutes
- Part Four
- Balanced Ventilation Systems and Crawl Space Ventilation, 25 minutes
- Defect Identification and Reporting, 35 minutes
- Practice identifying defects and how to properly report them.
- Part Four Quiz, 3 minutes
Total Time: 200 minutes